August 26, 1939...First MLB Game On TV + Other Sports TV Firsts - Eyes Of A Generation...Television's Living History
Historic Images - the first televised Major League baseball game was broadcast on August 26, 1939. Announcer Red Barber called the game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets
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